Many of us don't sound like 100W even when we use 100W. Or rather, we don't
sound like 100 watts and a piece of wire. So it's difficult to assume.
Cluster inspired peaks - it could just be people "giving out points" or
looking for states, or simply playing radio, as I often to. If I'm not
competing and not entering a log that I want scored I will sometimes use
the cluster (or skimmer) to pick up states that I need. Since I'm not
participating, nothing is wrong with me using an amp to make the contact
and spotting the station. I may or may not submit my log as a checklog
because I want to help participants but as long as my log ends up in LoTW I
am good. Many are looking for WAS or just want to play radio.
Ria
N2RJ
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 3:49 PM Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> On Mon,3/6/2017 6:12 AM, James Cain wrote:
> > Better to let nine guilty people go free than to execute one innocent
> > person.
>
> This quotation, about life and death, is totally inappropriate with
> respect to scoring of a contest.
>
> I agree with W4PA and other members of the committee. Rules have been
> established to help expose some forms of cheating. It's sad that it's
> necessary, but if we want to enter any contest and qualify for an award,
> we must know and obey the rules.
>
> I'm regularly disappointed that a significant number of NAQP
> participants don't obey the rules that require that a single-op be
> non-assisted and no more than 100W, as indicated by obvious
> cluster-inspired peaks of activity, and signals that sure don't sound
> like 100W.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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